Historic NASCAR Drivers of Yesteryear

Several Nascar Race fans don’t have a clue in regards to the history of Nascar Racing, as it’s popularity was geographraphically located in Southern & South Eastern States. Many of the recent fans have heard Dale Earnhardt, Richard Petty and Junior Johnsson, but have never heard of some of the earliest drivers who made the current NASCAR a possibility. Tickets for Nascar Races are just about sold out for every race this season.

Willam France Sr. aka Bill founded NASCAR on February 21st, 1948. France selected Erwin Baker aka “Cannonball” as the very first NASCAR Commissioner. Baker was already very well known, having raced at Indy and set over a hundred speed records on land. The transcontinental race is named after him.

Junior Johnson not to be confused with Jimmy Johnson was one of the NASCAR’s earliest stars, winning six championshipsand won more than 50 overall races. Junior had a colorful past, he was notorious for running moonshine. After retiring from racing in 1966 he moved on to be a team owner.

Ned Jarret was another early racing star. Nicknamed “Gentleman Jim”, Jarret was well known for selling one of his race cars to Wendell Scott, the infamous first African American Nascar Driver. Jarret won two NASCAR Championships and fifty races. He then became an announcer, and his son Dale followed shortly in his footsteps and became a driver.

Former star The son of Lee Petty followed his dad into NASCAR, and Richard Petty became the largest star Nascar has ever seen. Lee was no slouch though, winning three race championships and the first running of the Daytona 500. The first Daytona 500 was so close; it took three days before Petty was finally decared the winner. Lee Petty had a late start to his NASCAR career, as he did not start driving until he was 35. It did not take long before he was a fan favorite. When he retired from racing, he founded Petty Enterprises, one of the more successful racing teams. The number 43, Richard Petty is NASCAR’s has won mor races than anyone in history of racing.

Wendell “Wildman” Scott is a true pioneer, he is the only black racer to ever win a NASCAR race. Scott was a daredevil at the beginning, racing the (white|neighborhood} foes on his bicycle. After serving in World War II, Wendell Scott, like Junior Johnson, began delivering moonshine. He would also go to the races, and got his break when a promoter, desperate for a quick success to fill stadium seats, thought he stir the pot somewhat by putting African Americam in the race. Scott had to deal with reacial aspect and white drivers trying to crash him. He succeeded, and won the only race a black driver has ever won in NASCAR back in 1961. Wendell continued to race until injuries forced him to retire in 1973.


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